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Erica x watsonii is a very garden-worthy group of plants which seem to have inherited hardiness from the Erica tetralix side and the long-blooming bottle-shaped bells from the Erica ciliaris parentage. Most are low growing and have an added bonus of brightly colored tips of new growth. Most of these plants have colorful growth tips in the springtime.
Zones 5 (- 20 degrees) and warmer. |
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Cultivar |
Flower Color |
Time of |
Height and Width |
Foliage |
Winter Foliage |
Comments |
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pale pink |
June-Oct |
8" x 18" |
gray green |
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long flowering stems recommended |
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magenta |
July-Oct |
compact 8" x 18" |
dark green |
spring tips deep red |
striking spring tips |
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Dawn * + |
mauve |
July-Oct |
spreading 6" x 14" |
gray green |
spring tips red to |
new growth is |
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pale/deep lilac |
June-Oct |
spreading 9" x 18" |
bright green |
spring yellow tips |
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Gwen * |
pink fading to white |
July-Oct |
spreading 12" x 24" |
dark green |
spring tips red |
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mauve |
July-Nov |
bushy 12" x 18" |
medium green |
spring tips orange |
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Mary * |
purple |
June-Nov |
broad erect 8” x 14” |
dark green |
spring tips yellow |
beautiful flower color |
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salmon buds |
July-Oct |
spreading 6" x 14" |
medium green |
spring red/ |
very showy in spring |
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a.k.a. ‘Pink Pearl’ |
pink |
July-Oct |
spreading 12" x 30" |
medium |
spring red/ |
same as above |
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Truro * |
pale mauve |
July-Nov |
bushy 6" x 16" |
bright green |
spring tips orange |
large flowers |